The Best Robert Downey Jr. Movies, Ranked
91 credits from 1970 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Avengers: Infinity War (2018) with $2.05B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Robert Downey Jr. Box Office Hits
Robert Downey Jr.'s films have made $11.4B worldwide in total. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is the biggest hit at $2.05B, ahead of The Avengers (2012) ($1.52B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · Action $2.05B $679M dom. - 2
The Avengers 2012 · Action $1.52B $623M dom. - 3
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 · Action $1.41B $459M dom. - 4
Iron Man 3 2013 · Action $1.22B $409M dom. - 5
Captain America: Civil War 2016 · Action $1.16B $408M dom. - 6
Iron Man 2 2010 · Action $624M $312M dom. - 7
Iron Man 2008 · Action $586M $319M dom. - 8
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011 · Action $544M $187M dom. - 9
Sherlock Holmes 2009 · Action $524M $209M dom. - 10
Black Widow 2021 · Action $380M $184M dom.
The Best Robert Downey Jr. Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Robert Downey Jr. has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Zodiac (2007) is the pick of them.
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Drama 19 films Zodiac 2007 - Action 16 films Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · as Tony Stark, Iron Man Movie Echo Score: 85
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Comedy 10 films Due Date 2010 -
Biography 4 films The Soloist 2009 -
Fantasy 3 films Weird Science 1985 · as Ian -
Mystery 3 films Gothika 2003 -
Romance 2 films Hugo Pool 1997 · as Franz Mazur -
War 2 films 1969 1988 · as Ralph Carr -
Sci-Fi 1 film A Scanner Darkly 2006
The Best Robert Downey Jr. Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Robert Downey Jr.'s career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Robert Downey Jr. Movies
Robert Downey Jr.'s films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Tropic Thunder (2008) leads with 2 wins from 8 nominations.
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Awards: 2 wins Tropic Thunder 2008 · 8 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Restoration 1996 · 2 nominations - Awards: 1 win Iron Man 3 2013 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Sherlock Holmes 2009 · 7 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Chaplin 1993 · 10 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Heart and Souls 1993 · 5 nominations - Awards: 1 win Captain America: Civil War 2016 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · 7 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Iron Man 2008 · 8 nominations
The Latest Robert Downey Jr. Movies
The most recent films Robert Downey Jr. is credited on, newest first — starting with The Sympathizer (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Sympathizer 2024 · Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest - Black Widow 2021 · Action
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Dolittle 2020 · Dr. John Dolittle -
Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee 2019 · Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footge) - Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · Tony Stark, Iron Man
- Captain America: Civil War 2016 · Action
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 · Action
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The Judge 2014 · Drama -
Chef 2014 · Comedy - Iron Man 3 2013 · Action
- The Avengers 2012 · Action
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011 · Action
The Best Robert Downey Jr. Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Robert Downey Jr. films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Robert Downey Jr. movie?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is the best-rated Robert Downey Jr. film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Black Widow (2021) (53) and Dolittle (2020) (45). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Avengers: Infinity War: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Robert Downey Jr. movie?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) made the most at the box office, with $2.05B worldwide, followed by The Avengers (2012) with $1.52B. Together, Robert Downey Jr.'s films with box office figures have made $11.4B.
Which Robert Downey Jr. movie won the most awards?
Tropic Thunder (2008) is the most decorated Robert Downey Jr. film, with 2 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Robert Downey Jr. drama movie?
Zodiac (2007) is the best-rated of Robert Downey Jr.'s drama films. In other genres: Avengers: Infinity War (action), Due Date (comedy) and The Soloist (biography).
What is the newest Robert Downey Jr. movie?
The newest film on Robert Downey Jr.'s filmography is SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025), with Robert Downey Jr. as Self.
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